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In Living Memory

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In 1988 167 men lost their lives on the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster. The event not only impacted on the local community in Aberdeen, but was of huge international significance. The subsequent Cullen
Report radically changed safety management in the oil industry. Roisin McAuley hears from those who survived, from world-famous firefighter Red Adair who tackled the blaze, and from union representatives who reflect on how working conditions offshore were fundamentally turned around. Producer Angela Roberts

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Roisin McAuley
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Red Adair
Producer:
Angela Roberts
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